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"Air pollution can lead to more mortality than COVID-19": Former Delhi AII
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
" He report by the Health Effects Institute said in 2021 that almost 8 million people in the world died because of air pollution. This is more than the number of people who have died due to COVID-19. We are concerned about COVID, but we are not concerned about air pollution."
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PWD begins cleaning roads to manage rising pollution in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The cleaning of roads will include mechanical or vacuum sweeping and water sprinkling on roads to reduce dust pollution. This comes after CAQM invoked the Stage-II Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across NCR.
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Delhi's air quality very poor, morning smog envelops city
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A thick layer of smog enveloped the national capital on Wednesday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to 349 as per SAFAR-India.
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"Instead of making excuses, it would be better to provide relief to Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday shared pictures of toxic froth in Yamuna and asked the authorities to focus on providing relief to the city's residents instead of making "excuses."
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai writes to transport ministers of Haryana, UP, Raj
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amidst the rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote a letter to the transport ministers of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan and requested to halt the entry of diesel buses from these states into the national capital.
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Delhi enforces GRAP-II rules as air quality plummets to 'very poor' catego
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
elhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced that GRAP-II (Graded Response Action Plan) rules have been enforced across North India as the air quality index (AQI) has crossed over 300.
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Delhi Pollution: PWD vehicles sprinkle water in parts of National Capital
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As the Delhi's Air quality is detoriating at an alarming levels, the Delhi government are taking all the necessary steps to control the air pollution in the national capital. PWD vehicles sprinkled water in parts of the city to reduce dust pollution.
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As pollution levels rise, residents of Delhi's CP claim smog tower not ope
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the air quality has deteriorated to "very poor" and the locals complain that the tower has not been operational for the entire year.
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"Pollution has reached life-threatening levels": BJP slams Kejriwal over D
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With air quality in the national capital deteriorating to alarming levels, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari took a swipe at former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP government.
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Delhi's air quality plummets to 'very poor' category; Smog engulfs nationa
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A thick layer of fog was seen in areas like Anand Vihar, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, and Akshardham Temple, as the city's air quality continued to deteriorate.
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10-15 pc rise in patients suffering from respiratory diseases due to air p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has ordered the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-II) in Delhi-NCR on Monday after the overall Air Quality Index dropped to 'Very Poor' category in the region. It will be effective on October 22, Tuesday.
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GRAP-II in Delhi-NCR effective tomorrow as AQI drops to 'Very Poor'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi recorded a daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 310 i.e. 'Very Poor' category on date, as per the daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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